1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A woman gazing at the prostate body of a man, around which a serpent is coiled is a 1750 by William Blake, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a woman looking down at a man lying on his back. A serpent curls around his body, its head near his shoulder. The lines are loose and quick, like a sketch made fast—no colors, just pencil on paper. The woman’s pose is calm, but the man’s body looks tense. The serpent’s coils are drawn with sharp, repeating lines, almost like a pattern. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with layers of lines.
A pencil drawing by William Blake depicts a woman observing the prone body of a man, with a serpent coiled around him.
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William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker.
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